LINKEDIN LIVE
Now is The Time to Refresh Your Global Talent Strategy
January 27, 2022 |
8 am CST | 9 am EST | 2 pm GMT | 7:30 pm IST
Could Africa be the Next Great Talent Pool?
According to Everest Group research, Africa has almost six times more people entering the workforce than North America will have this year. So, what does that mean for global business services (GBS) organizations and the global talent pool?
In this live discussion, our experts will detail how GBS organizations can confront today’s talent struggle through a forward-looking approach that spans geographies, targeting regions that have growing talent pools, like Africa, and doubling down now in areas where talent already exists.
Watch the replay below of our LinkedIn Live session to learn:
- How to address the talent challenge by focusing on untapped populations
- Where the top emerging hotspots for talent are
- How to future-focus your talent strategy with a five to ten-year global outlook
Our Latest Thinking
The talent shortage is a top priority for organizations today. The new executive brief, “Talent Strategy for Today and Tomorrow – Look Around and Look Ahead” will help organizations address the talent challenge by revealing the top emerging hotspots for talent and offering approaches to future-focus your talent strategy.
Our Experts
Michel Janssen
Chief Research Officer
Michel Janssen
As co-founder of Everest Group’s research practice – and with a broad and varied career in the global services industry – Michel offers profound insights and analysis to enterprises and service providers alike. Leveraging his extensive experience identifying and understanding emerging trends, Michel helps organizations to maximize their global services efforts. Michel is particularly noted for his ability to posit clever and challenging ideas based on his fact-based insights from across business and IT processes, sourcing models, and industries. Michel also contributes to Everest Group’s topical thought leadership in the EGInsights video series, in which he and other leaders share quick takes on hot topics, fresh data, and insights derived from many of the firm’s best analysts.
Everest Group welcomed Michel back in 2017, after a successful decade serving as Chief Research Officer at The Hackett Group and Market Track. In his current incarnation, Michel is responsible for guiding the practice’s research agenda and architecture, and aligning its capabilities with the market’s disruptive changes and next-generation demands.
Michel is a current member of the IAOP Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) where he offers insights to help shape the direction of the association.
Parul Jain
Practice Director
Parul Jain
Parul Jain is a member of the Global Sourcing team and assists clients on topics related to service delivery portfolio optimization, benchmarking, operational review and growth strategy. Parul’s responsibilities include managing Everest Group’s offerings focused on locations and workforce optimization, including Locations Insider™. She is actively involved in thought leadership development on next-generation themes for shared services such as the impact of digitalization and automation on delivery portfolio strategies, innovation, and talent hotspots for future skills.
Prior to joining Everest Group, Parul was a Senior Analyst with The Smart Cube. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi University.
